Majesty by Katherine McGee is young adult fiction and the second book in the series. America is about to have its first ever queen. As Princess Beatrice gets ready for the throne, Princess Samantha is living up to her careless, party image with a certain prince. Nina is trying to avoid Prince Jefferson and the palace as much as she can. Daphne is trying to win back Jefferson while closing a dark secret that threatens to open.
Five years ago in the town Pippa lives in, Andie Bell was murdered. Now, Pippa is going to solve the murder for a school project. Pippa and the rest of the town know that Sal Singh was supposedly the murder, but Pippa finds it hard to believe. Pippa teams up with Ravi Singh, Sal’s brother to start searching for justice and closure for the Singh family and the town. As Pippa and Ravi search the town and talk to people that knew Andie, dark secrets from the past come out and makes this murder even more complicated and hard to solve.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth book in the Harry Potter series and is written by J.K. Rowling. In this entry, Harry and his friends look forward to spending their summer by watching the Quidditch World Cup live and experience the skills of quidditch phenoms such as Victor Krum. However, mysterious things occur at the Cup and the threat of Voldemort, and his followers grow stronger.
In Helena Fox’s debut title How It Feels to Float, we follow the protagonist Elizabeth, or Biz, as she goes through the struggles of grief, identity, and mental health after the traumatizing events she has gone through. Biz’s father died ten years ago, and then she recently kissed and got rejected by her best friend. Her mental health takes a downward spiral, and we watch as she attempts to recover from these obstacles.
Finley Sinclar’s older brother, Will, was murdered recently. Finley is headed to Ireland just like Will, for a study abroad program. On the plane ride to the land of saints and scholars Finley happens to get seated right next to Beckett Rush, an actor who many girls Finley's age are obsessed with. Finley doesn’t care much for Beckett, until she meets up with him again in Ireland. Finley has to deal with jealous girls at school, the start of an eating disorder, and trying to find meaning in her relationship with God. Finley has a lot on her plate, will she be able to keep it together?
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third entry in the Harry Potter series and is written by J.K. Rowling. In this book, Harry Potter once again experiences an unusual summer when things go wrong with his Aunt Marge and Potter finds himself running away from the Dursleys. While doing so, Harry sees a mysterious figure that he later finds out might be the Grim, a bad omen that appears in front of the unlucky before disaster strikes.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second book in the Harry Potter series and is written by J.K. Rowling. In this sequel, Harry Potter is excited to go to Hogwarts (but still must deal with his miserable guardians) when a mysterious creature breaks into their house and sends a concerning message to Harry. Harry doesn’t take the message seriously has he reunites with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.
This is a great book for any fantasy lover. Victoria Aveyard has done a great job being descriptive and really painting a picture of this intricate fictional world. It's similar to The Hunger Games, therefore I highly recommend Hunger Games lovers to check this one out. It has a similar concept of districts, where there are different levels to status. The main character, Mare, is a low status resident who looks for a job.
Fighting Words is written by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. The genre is realistic fiction and it’s about 2 girls, 10 year old Della and 16 year old Suki. Their mother was an addict and had a psychotic break, and their mom’s boyfriend Clifton never treated them right. Both of them are adopted by a woman named Francine, who isn't the nicest person in the world but not a bad person either.
The Sun Does Shine is a captivating autobiography about Anthony Ray Hinton’s journey of being sentenced to 28 years on death row for a crime he didn’t commit. As years go by, Anthony tries his hardest to prove that he was wrongfully convicted, but the system doesn’t allow it. Even through the darkest times, Anthony has hope that he will see the light again. As time flies, he starts to lose hope. Will he ever live a normal life again?
